幸せ
しあわせ
happiness, happy
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Examples
今、とても幸せです。
いま、とてもしあわせです。
I'm very happy right now.
家族と一緒にいて幸せです。
かぞくといっしょにいてしあわせです。
I'm happy being with my family.
みんなが幸せな人生を送れますように。
みんながしあわせなじんせいをおくれますように。
May everyone get to live a happy life.
Common patterns
- 幸せな家族
- a happy family
- 幸せになる
- to become happy
- 幸せそう
- looking happy
Often confused with
Memory tip
幸せ is a lasting condition of your life — happiness you can be in for years. 嬉しい is a flash of gladness at one event, so they are not interchangeable.
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